Table of Contents

1. Eric L Jensen and Jørgen Jepsen: Introduction
Section One: The Practicality of Human Rights-Based Juvenile Justice Systems for Diverse Nations
2. Bruce Abramson: Juvenile Justice: The 'Unwanted Child': Why the potential of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is not being realized, and what we can do about it
3. Charlotte Flindt Pedersen: Support for the Implementation of Humane Responses to Children in Conflict with the Law in DIHR Partner Countries
4. Adam Stapleton: Regional Co-operation and the Spread of New Ideas and Practices
5. Ann Skelton: The South African Child Justice Bill: Transition as Opportunity
Section Two: Juvenile Justice Systems
6. Eric L Jensen: An Historical Overview of the American Juvenile Justice System
7. José Luis de la Cuesta: The New Spanish Penal System on Delinquency
8. Frieder Dünkel: Juvenile Justice in Germany
9. Krzysztof Krajewski: The Juvenile Justice System in Poland
10. Jerzy Sarnecki: Responses to Juvenile Crime: The Swedish System
11. Jørgen Jepsen: Juvenile Justice in Denmark: From Social Welfare to Repression
12. Kishor Silwal: Juvenile Justice in Nepal: An Overview
Section Three: Learning from the Experiences of Diverse Models
13. Lola Vallés: The Role of the Police within the Spanish Juvenile Justice System: The Results of Legal Reform in Catalonia
14. Troy L Armstrong: Achieving Positive Results with Serious Juvenile Offenders in a Reintegrative Framework: Strategies Essential for Rehabilitative Effectiveness with the Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP) Model
15. Barbara Mendenhall and James Dumesnil: Exploring Traditional Cultural Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution in American Indian Communities
16. Desmond Kaunda: The Juvenile Justice Forums of Malawi: A Case Study of the Lilongwe
Juvenile Justice Forum
17. Ivana Stevanovic: Combining Juvenile Justice with Family Law Reform in Serbia
18. Barry C Feld: The Inherent Tension of Social Welfare and Criminal Social Control: Policy Lessons from the American Juvenile Court Experience
19. Eric L Jensen and Jørgen Jepsen: Conclusions: Themes, Trends, and Challenges

About the Author

Eric L. Jensen is Professor of Sociology, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, U.S.A.
Jørgen Jepsen is Senior Consultant at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and Associate Professor Emeritus in Criminology at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.